coming up, a life cut short. >> he was lost too soon. >> the local teenager killed on the road. 14 years on the run, tonight he is in custody. >> 12 cases have been linked by dna to the same offender. >> the region on the storm watch. heavy rain bring a flood of fierce tomorrow. good evening, i am pamela brown. we begin on storm watch. but heavy rains are moving in, bringing fled fierce with them. steve rudin is tracking it from the weather center. >> a strong cold front approaching from the west will bring rain, heavy tomorrow. doppler radar and the belfort furniture weather center shows

western maryland looking at rain. it will move across the immediate metro region the next hour or so, already have flood watches to the north and west. including frederick county, the panhandle of western maryland and west virginia. nothing for the immediate metro, but i have a feeling this will change through the day tomorrow. heavy rain sunday, could be 1-2 inches. a look at the extended outlook coming up. 24 hours after he was caught, the suspected serial rapist is hospitalized. the police say he tried to take his own life. richard reeve is following the latest. >> police sources confirmed the suspect tried to hang himself in his jail cell. he is undergoing mental

evaluations at the hospital. despite the new developments, many are relieved he is in custody. the attacks were in wooded areas, near bus stops, often within earshot of people and houses. >> horrible. >> tonight, they are relieved the man in this sketch known as the east coast rapist is in custody. >> there are bad people all in society. >> authorities have identified him as 39-year-old aaron thomas of new haven, conn. they hope victims will identify him in a lineup. >> they can literally be right next door. >> acting on a tip, detectives put, under surveillance. investigators say dna from a cigarette butt tied him with 17

attacks, including 12 rapes between 1997 and 2009. >> the dna was matched by the forensics lab, confirming that thomas was the east coast rapist. >> one case involved in 18 year- old woman raped in these woods in 2000. >> i don't feel very safe. >> the police say aaron thomas is an unemployed truck driver. reports say that his girlfriend is devastated. she had no idea about the wrongdoing. he is scheduled to be arraigned on sex assault and other charges monday, but now that could change. richard reeve, abc 7 news. loved ones are speaking out after a crash takes the life of a maryland teenager. the driver involved could face

charges. john gonzalez is live in the hyattsville with the family and friends. >> very sad, the teenager was studying to become a registered nurse. she studied in new york, but tonight the family and friends in hyattsville of trying to make sense of what happened early this morning, the crash so violent that she'd and a eight -- that she was ejected from the car. 19-year-old kiana thomas was traveling with a friend on piscataway road. the police say just after midnight, the driver of another vehicle ran the stop sign and struck the passenger side of the small vehicle the three girls were in. >> another innocent life taken. my niece is also fighting for her life. >> tonight, evidence of the

deadly accident are scattered. a tire marks on the ground, and a broken fence. glass is everywhere, and had light thrown several feet from the impact. >> it happened so quick. we were hanging out with each other. >> she was in the backseat. she died a short time later in hospital. her 19 year-old cousin who is pregnant is still in critical condition. >> she was very helpful. she would go out of her way to make you happy. >> the unborn baby is being monitored very closely. at the driver of the other car and passenger were treated for minor injuries this afternoon. it charges are pending, perhaps against the driver. the police believe alcohol may have played a factor. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. striking nurses were

picketing at side of the washington hospital center for a second straight day. about one-third of the nursing staff walked off the job yesterday and the hospital brought in temporary workers to replace them. the striking nurses cannot return until next week. they have been working without a new contract since last june. new developments in a trout of a maryland man. the drought is over, -- the trial is over, but there is no word on when the verdict may come. he's accused of trying to undermine the cuban government. prosecutors say he faces 20 years in prison. the u.s. government is demanding his immediate release. the nation is on storm watch, severe weather slamming much of the country.

at one point tonight, there were flood watches and warnings in 20 states. in the louisiana, a tornado tore through. the twisters and downed power lines and destroyed dozens of homes. natural gas leaks forced more than 1000 to evacuate. tonight, the police are going door to door. flooding created major traffic problems. drivers in indianapolis, heavy rain leaving 2 feet of standing water, turning roadways into reverse. some made it, others were stranded. the battle for control rages in libya. rebel fighters are clashing in the streets with forces from the government credit for the civilians trying to escape, it is dangerous.

the tug of war continues. forces loyal to gaddafi tried but failed to take over ricky oil town. rebels hoisted the flag symbolic of their movement. just outside of tripoli, there are reports of increased violence from government forces as they try to recapture the town. trying to leave libya is becoming more difficult. libyan forces have increased their presence on the tunisian border, blocking people trying to leave the country. tens of thousands of displaced foreign workers are stranded at border camps. two u.s. cargo planes brought water and blankets to refugees. the red cross says it needs more help. >> we need airplanes to bring these people back home. >> the united nations estimates

200,000 people have left the country so far. no end in sight to the rising gas prices. at the national average, $3.38 per gallon. gas is already selling near $4 per gallon in the d.c. region. the rising fuel prices also affecting their plane fares. it is not easy on metro this weekend. passengers are dealing with closures and delays while crews complete major track work. five stations on the orange line between stadium armory and new carrollton are closed, a portion of the blue line between stadium armory and benning road are closed. metro says that passengers should add 15-20 minutes to their commutes. >> i did not know it was closed until i got to the station.

it was not too bad. >> it is inconvenient, but you have to do what you have to do. metro is trying to get better. >> metro says service should be back tomorrow morning back to normal. still to come, the budget showdown in wisconsin heads into its third straight week. >> does it keep you from one to hang around? >> yeah. >> could beethoven and bach cut crime? one city is fighting back over the airwaves. and how soon will the rate move then?

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the police want anyone with information to call. the truck driver in custody after a deadly hit and run just before 10:00 last night on pennsylvania avenue. the police say the driver of a ford truck was changing lanes when he struck and killed a person. the truck driver fled the scene but was tracked down by the police. there is no crosswalk in that area. the police said the investigation is ongoing. familiar faces showing their support for protesters in wisconsin. filmmaker michael moore urged demonstrators to fight republican attempts to cut state workers. of the protests are in their third straight week. in chicago, the rev. jesse jackson also showed up and support of the wisconsin state workers. teacher stormed the capital, because they did not

what -- to protect their collective bargaining rights. the proposed bill would give parents the option of moving their child out of the public schools and into a private or fee based school. one city has a novel idea for fighting crime, adding culture at transit stops. >> it is kind of a bowling. >> oregon police say they do not mind if people did not like the music. it is believed that classical tunes and copper music have a calming effect. -- and opera music have a calming effect. >> i like all kinds of music, but after 20 minutes of listening to that waiting for the train in the cold, you want to get on? it. >> it appears to be working. so far, crime at the station is down 40%.

president obama to the finish of the warmer temperatures, playing golf at andrews air force base. it was the president's first called the outing this year. the president got on the course at 1:00 and played for about 4.5 hours. fortunately for him, the rain has not moved date yet. -- has not moved in yet. >> what could be looking at flood advisory spread at flash flood warnings. at this hour, the clouds have moved in from the west. the rain has already arrived, western maryland, the panhandle of west virginia. 55 degrees and cloudy at the airport. a high today, nothing to complain about. 60 degrees the daytime high, morning low 41. the record is 83, back in 1976.

outside, 56 degrees at howard university, high temperature of 62. already half an inch of rain in cumberland, looking at a temperature of 50 degrees in annapolis. the wind is out of the south at 12 at dulles, winchester, and martinsburg. the wood will remain at 10-15 overnight. -- the wind will remain at 10-15 overnight. at the satellite radar, looking at a stream of moisture, part of the cold front that will sweep across overnight, into tomorrow. the heaviest of the rain appears to be tomorrow afternoon into early tomorrow evening. the temperature at of the front, in the 60's. behind it, colder, drier air, 27 detroit, 14 degrees in the upper

peninsula of michigan. the next 48 hours, clouds. the heaviest rain tomorrow afternoon into the evening. then everything clears out, the wind out of the north and west. that will keep the temperatures down monday. it will be breezy. how much rain can we expect? anywhere between about 1-2 inches by the time the system moves out. no advisory or watch for the immediate metro, but off to the west, frederick county, md., flood watch. a 47-52 overnight, cloudy skies, rain. tomorrow, heavier rain, 1-2 inches, 52-57 degrees the extended outlook, temperatures will be cooler monday, lots of sunshine, 51 degrees tuesday. the temperatures for the most part holding in the mid 50's for the day wednesday. thursday, chance of showers

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it meant a lot from the standpoint that i know how at at that they have been of me individually and how much this was. the maryland seniors stepped onto the court today for their last regular-season game, and they did so with a heavy load on their shoulders. after falling to north carolina and miami, the terps needed to win today to keep their tournament hopes alive. senior night saturday, there they are before tipoff. for-4 from the three-point line, uva led at the half. second half, he misses the three, the rebound, slams it in, the cavaliers lead. late in the second, uva out by five. the fake, the lay and, and one, uva winds. clemson leading the hokies,

off the miss, jeff allen finishes strong, narrowing the clemson lead. later in the second, clumps and up 57-44, and the tigers but the steel. clemson wins. the georgetown hoyas have hobbled through the last couple weeks of regular season play. chris wright is still out with a fracture in his left hand, and you could feel his absence on the court as the 17th ranked hoyas took on cincinnati. cincy up by three, the full- court pass, the bank shot at the buzzer. the bearcats take the lead at the half. in the second, cincinnati up by seven. he hits the three, and georgetown trailed. later, taking advantage of the

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